Display-block for watches.



0. TRAURIG.

DISPLAY BLOCK FOR WATCHES. ,APPLIGATION FILED APR. 24. 1914.

1, 1 22,668, Patented Bea-29, 1914.

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OTTO TRAURIG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY-BLOCK FOR WATCHES.

Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Patentgfl Dec. 29 1,2914% Applicationfiled April 24, 1914. Serial N 0. 834,086.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, O'r'ro TRAURIG, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDisplayddlocks for IVatches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to display blocks for watches, particularly thosewatches known as bracelet watches.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a display block forbracelet watches which is simple in construction, neat in ap pearance,and which retains and displays the watch proper as well as the braceletportion thereof to the best advantage.

A further object isto provide a display block of this character which isof unitary construction, and which displays the bracelet watch properlywithout necessitating adjustment or extraneous support.

Further objects and advantages will more fully appear from the followingdetailed description and the features of novelty will be particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of one form of my improveddisplay block. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof, showing the mannerin which a bracelet watch is secured thereto. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewtaken along line 3-8 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a slightlydifferent form in which the entire block is fashioned out of one pieceof material. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 55 ofFig. 4. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a further modification which is alsofashioned out of one piece of material but with the socket omitted. Fig.7 is a cross sectional view taken along line 77 of Fig. 6.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of the drawings, the base 1of the display block is formed with an inclined forward display face 2,from which slopes rearwardly downward the top face 3. Mounted upon thelatter face is a neck 4 which is adapted to be encircled by the bracelet5, while the watch proper 6 rests against the front display face. Theneck is preferably disposed adjacent to the front edge of the top face,so as to merge with the front display face of the block. For retainingthe watch to the best advantage, an arcuate recess or socket 7 is formedin the front face, affording a seat for the watch substantiallytransverse to the seat for the bracelet about the neck on the top face.Thus, both the bracelet and the watch are displayed to the bestadvantage in substantially the positions they occupy when worn about thewrist. However, to economize in space the entire'block is elongated, andthe neck portion 4 is shaped correspondingly in the form of an elongatedsegment, or some other shape to correspond with the dimensions of theblock.

In the above described construction the article is securely held uponthe block. T he watch itself, being inclined at an angle to the surfaceupon which the block rests, is in a most advantageous position toattract the eye of an observer, and the bracelet portion thereof is alsodisposed in a manner best adapted for its display.

The block may be made of wood, or any other suitable material, and maybe covered with velvet or any other ornamental covering, so that theappearance of the block is rendered very attractive. A saving ofcovering material may be had by turning over a small portion 8 of thesame upon the bottom surface of the block, and the gap covered over by apiece of paper 9, or any other cheap materiahfif desired. The samesaving of material may be accomplished with the neck portion 4, as shownin Fig. 3.

In Figs. 4 and 5, I have shown the neck portion 10 formed integral withthe base, the whole block, therefore, being formed out of one piece ofmaterial. Otherwise, this form is the same as the first form described,with the exception that the neck portion approaches an oblong ratherthan a segmental form.

In Figs. 6 and 7, I have shown a further modification in which the blockis formed of one integral piece of material, but the socket is omitted.In this form, the watch is retained against the front face of the blockby means of the bracelet which embraces the neck 10.

t will thus be seen that I have provided a display block for watches,particularly bracelet watches, which is cheap to manufacture, neat andartistic in appearance, compact in construction, and fashioned in suchmanner as to display the watch, as well as the bracelet portion, in themost conspicuous and attractive manner. these blocks could be mostadvantageously used in jewelry stores where it is desirable Thus,

that the wares be displayed in suchmanner to display the watch mosteffectively, and

there are no relatively movable parts to complicate the display block,get out of order, or become lost.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A display block for bracelet watches comprising a base portion havinga rearwardly inclined front display face for the watch, and a neckportion upon the upper side of the base disposed adjacent the frontface, said neck being adapted to be encircled by the bracelet to retainthe watch against the front face of the block.

2. A display block for bracelet Watches comprising a base portion havinga rear- Wardly inclined front display face for the Watch, a downwardlyinclined top face substantially transverse to the front face, and a'neck portion upon the top face disposed adjacent. the front face, saidneck being adapted. to be encircled by the bracelet to retain the watchagainst the front face of the block.

3. A display block for bracelet watches comprising a base portion havinga rearwardly inclined front display face for the OTTO TRAUR-IG.

Witnesses:

VVM. I. COHEN, MINNIE'S. MILLER,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

